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Hays Post
Police: Suspect used a pitchfork to break into cars in Kansas
SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after an encounter with police in Salina. Early Thursday, police responded to the 700 Block of W. Schilling in Salina reference an individual attempting to steal a vehicle, according to Salina Police Captain Andrew Zeigler. Officers were...
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Salina City Commission OKs downtown fees, Fieldhouse lift and building code updates
SALINA, Kan. — The Salina City Commission on Monday approved a slate of routine items, including unchanged downtown business improvement fees for 2027, a freight lift for the Salina Fieldhouse and several building-code updates. All of the actions passed 5-0, with Mayor Mike Hoppock and Commissioners Trent Davis, Greg...
Great Bend Post
Police: Kan. man was selling cocaine at home where children lived
SALINE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations. On Thursday, detectives with the Salina Police Department conducted a search warrant in the 400 blk of S. Ohio in Salina, accordingto Police Capt. Andrew Zeigler. This investigation was based on concerns of drug activity at the residence where there were also juveniles living. During the search warrant an amount of cocaine and marijuana consistent with distribution were seized along with U.S. Currency, drug paraphernalia and a firearm.
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Salina bans handheld phone use in school and construction zones
SALINA, Kan. — The Salina City Commission on Monday adopted the 2026 Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities, bringing a new ban on handheld wireless device use in school zones and road construction zones into local law. Commissioners voted 5-0 for Ordinance 26-11309, which incorporates the League of Kansas...
unearththevoyage.com
This Kansas Brewpub Serves Crab Rangoon Pizza and a Peanut Butter Burger
Crab Rangoon pizza is one of the unexpected creations at Blue Skye Brewery and Eats in downtown Salina, Kansas. It combines crab, cream cheese, sweet chili sauce, onions, and crispy wonton strips on a wood-fired pizza. The menu gets even more unusual with a Peanut Butter Burger topped with bacon,...
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Salina awards $950,000 North Ohio Overpass painting contract
SALINA, Kan. — The Salina City Commission on Monday awarded a roughly $950,000 contract to repaint the North Ohio Overpass, keeping the familiar green color on the bridge that carries traffic over the Kansas & Oklahoma and Union Pacific railroad tracks. Commissioners voted 5-0 to award the bid for...
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
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Salina resident brings ward-based commission, elected mayor petition plan to City Commission
SALINA, Kan. — A Salina resident brought his plan for petitions to change the city's form of government to the Salina City Commission on Monday. The petitions would ask voters to replace the city's current commission structure with four commissioners elected from geographic districts and a mayor elected citywide.
ksal.com
Commission Votes to Revise Sign Code
Following a closed-door executive session held by the Salina City Commission, Mayor Mike Hoppock announced they will amend municipal sign regulations, and further legal proceeding would complicate and delay it. The response comes following a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit regarding the long-running Cozy Inn vs. City of Salina lawsuit.
salina311.com
Callabresi Warm Hearts program picks Salina Perez family as first recipients
Callabresi Heating & Cooling has named Hattie and Morgan Perez of Salina, and their young son Arthur, as the first recipients of its Warm Hearts program. The 2026 program provides a new heating system at no cost to a local household. After reviewing nominations and visiting finalists, the company's Warm Hearts committee selected the Perez family.
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Harkin Wins First-Ever Marathon, Laughton Sets PR at Crossroads
To say that Daniel Harkin flew into Saturday’s fifth annual Salina Crossroads Marathon blind would be an understatement. Not only was it his first-ever marathon, but the first time he had run over 20 miles. “I didn’t really know what to do,” the 23-year-old Harkin said after looking like...
salina311.com
Salina renews city employee health plan, takes on more risk to hold down cost
SALINA, Kan. — The Salina City Commission on Monday renewed the city's employee health plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, choosing a higher stop-loss level that city staff said avoids a much larger jump in fixed costs. Commissioners voted 5-0 to authorize the city manager to renew...
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'Salina is home': Residents organize to share what they love about their city at Citizens Forum
SALINA, Kan. — Residents organized to speak about what they value in Salina during the Citizens Forum at Monday's City Commission meeting, and a large number of them came to the podium one after another to praise city workers, promote upcoming community events and explain why they chose to live, raise families and return here.